Gridhopping: Luxor Temple of Art | February 19, 2007
Today, a small report and photo essay from the recent opening of the Luxor Temple of Art. | Read entire entry

How to build a mythology: An interview with Artropolis' Esch Snoats | February 16, 2007
Today, an interview with Esch Snoats, lead builder of the new "Artropolis" arts colony. The sim comes complete with its own complex mythological backstory; learn here how this story not only influenced how the sim was designed, but even what kinds of artists are accepted. | Read entire entry

Virtual freakshow: An interview with LittleToe Bartlett | January 12, 2007
Today, an interview with artist and Victorian freakshow enthusiast LittleToe Bartlett, creator of Aden Live Arts and the winner of last month's "Save The Children" charity contest sponsored by Second Life Insider. | Read entire entry

Oh benevolent gods of Linden, please let me have a decent time in the grid tonight, amen | January 9, 2007
Today, a record of my first successful evening in the grid in over a week: first a visit to my friends at The Art Loft, then a trip to fashion complex Amicitia, then finally a dash to Idea City to try out their new open-source "tourHUD" object. Many photos included! | Read entire entry

Gridhopping: "erotico fantastico burlesque" at The Art Loft | December 15, 2006
Today, photos and a report from Ben Heime's new art show "erotico fantastico burlesque," being exhibited at Ishtvan Pippen's The Art Loft. Lowbrows take note! | Read entire entry

Gridhopping: "Viewscapes: Ireland" at House of the Harping Monkey | December 13, 2006
Today, photos and a report from a recent gallery show I attended: "Viewscapes: Ireland," real-life photos from the Emerald Isle, being hosted at House of the Harping Monkey, otherwise known as the corporate space for RPG creators Atlas Games. | Read entire entry

Gridhopping: Artist Scott Brooks at Concussions Gallery | December 5, 2006
Today, photos and a small report from a recent gallery show I attended; new surrealist portraits by "lowbrow" artist Scott Brooks, being simultaneously shown at Concussions Gallery in the grid and at La Luz de Jesus gallery in Los Angeles. | Read entire entry

Art in the Park: An interview with Has Lassard | November 23, 2006
Today, an interview with real-life Canadian photographer Has Lassard, founder and curator of the intriguing outdoor art gallery "Art In The Park." | Read entire entry

Field report: "13 Most Beautiful Avatars" at Ars Virtua | November 16, 2006
Wow, I finally made it all the way through a grid event last night without my computer crashing! And it was a great event too, the opening reception of the photography show "13 Most Beautiful Avatars," by conceptual artists Franco and Eva Mattes. Today, my report. | Read entire entry

Machinima for the masses: An interview with Susi Spicoli | September 19, 2006
For those who don't know, the once prohibitively expensive practice of "machinima" (or computer-generated animation) has become remarkly cheap and easy in the last few years; so much so, in fact, that many residents of SL are filming their own movies right within the grid itself. Today, part 1 of an interview with Susi Spicoli, a machinima artist and owner of a cooperative gallery for such work. | Read entire entry